गोदान उपन्यास भाग-26

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is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav"

lala pateshvari patavari-samuday ke sadgunoan ke sakshat avatar the. vah yah n dekh sakate the ki koee asami apane doosare bhaee ki ianch bhar bhi zamin daba le. n vah yahi dekh sakate the ki asami kisi mahajan ke rupe daba le. gaanv ke samast praniyoan ke hitoan ki raksha karana unaka param dharm tha. samajhaute ya mel-jol mean unaka vishvas n tha, yah to nirjivita ke lakshan haian! vah to sangharsh ke upasak the, jo jivan ka lakshan hai. ae din is jivan ko uttejana dene ka prayas karate rahate the. ek-n-ek gulajh di chho date rahate the. mangaroo sah par in dinoan unaki vishesh kripa-drishti thi. mangaroo sah gaanv ka sabase dhani adami tha, par sthaniy rajaniti mean bilakul bhag n leta tha. rob ya adhikar ki lalasa use n thi. makan bhi usaka gaanv ke bahar tha, jahaan usane ek bag, ek kuaan aur ek chhota-sa shiv-mandir banava liya tha. bal-bachcha koee n tha, isalie len-den bhi kam kar diya tha aur adhikatar pooja-path mean hi laga rahata tha. kitane hi asamiyoan ne usake rupe hajam kar lie the, par usane kisi par n nalish-phariyad n ki. hori par bhi usake sood-byaj mila kar koee dedh sau ho ge the, magar n hori ko rrin chukane ki koee chianta thi aur n use vasool karane ki. do-char bar usane takaja kiya, ghu daka-daanta bhi, magar hori ki dasha dekh kar chup ho baitha. abaki sanyog se hori ki ookh gaanv bhar ke oopar thi. kuchh nahian to usake do-dhaee sau sidhe ho jaeange, aisa logoan ka anuman tha. pateshvariprasad ne mangaroo ko sujhaya ki agar is vakt hori par dava kar diya jay, to sab rupe vasool ho jayan. mangaroo itana dayalu nahian, jitana alasi tha. jhanjhat mean p dana n chahata tha, magar jab pateshvari ne jimma liya ki use ek din bhi kachahari n jana p dega, n koee doosara kasht hoga, baithe-bithae usaki digari ho jayagi, to usane nalish karane ki anumati de di, aur adalat-kharch ke lie rupe bhi de die.

hori ko khabar n thi ki kya khich di pak rahi hai. kab dava dayar hua, kab digari huee, use bilakul pata n chala. kurkamin usaki ookh nilam karane aya, tab use maloom hua. sara gaanv khet ke kinare jama ho gaya. hori mangaroo sah ke pas dau da aur dhaniya pateshvari ko galiyaan dene lagi. usaki sahaj buddhi ne bata diya ki pateshvari hi ki karastani hai, magar mangaroo sah pooja par the, mil n sake aur dhaniya galiyoan ki varsha karake bhi pateshvari ka kuchh biga d n saki. udhar ookh dedh sau rupe mean nilam ho gee aur boli bhi ho gee mangaroo sah hi ke nam. koee doosara adami n bol saka. datadin mean bhi dhaniya ki galiyaan sunane ka sahas n tha.

dhaniya ne hori ko uttejit karake kaha - baithe kya ho, ja kar patavari se poochhate kyoan nahian, yahi dharam hai tumhara gaanv-ghar ke adamiyoan ke sath?

hori ne dinata se kaha - poochhane ke lie toone muanh bhi rakha ho. teri galiyaan kya unhoanne n suni hoangi?

'jo gali khane ka kam karega, use galiyaan mileangi hi.'

'too galiyaan bhi degi aur bhaee-chara bhi nibhaegi.'

'dekhooangi, mere khet ke nagich kaun jata hai?'

'mil vale a kar kat le jaeange, too kya karegi, aur maian kya karooanga? galiyaan de kar apane jibh ki khujali chahe mita le.'

'mere jite-ji koee mera khet kat le jayaga?'

'haan, tere aur mere jite-ji. sara gaanv mil kar bhi use nahian rok sakata. ab vah chiz meri nahian, mangaroo sah ki hai.'

'mangaroo sah ne mar-mar kar jeth ki dupahari mean sianchaee aur go daee ki thi?'

'vah sab toone kiya, magar ab vah chij, mangaroo sah ki hai. ham unake karajadar nahian haian?'

ookh to gee, lekin usake sath hi ek nee samasya a p di. dulari isi ookh par rupe dene ko taiyar huee thi. ab vah kis jamanat par rupe de? abhi usake pahale hi ke do sau rupe p de hue the. socha tha, ookh se purane rupe mil jaeange, to naya hisab chalane lagega. usaki najar mean hori ki sakh do sau tak thi. isase zyada dena jokhim tha. sahalag sir par tha. tithi nishchit ho chuki thi. gauri mahato ne sari taiyariyaan kar li hoangi. ab vivah ka talana asanbhav tha. hori ko aisa krodh ata tha ki ja kar dulari ka gala daba de. jitani chirauri-binati ho sakati thi, vah kar chuka, magar vah patthar ki devi jara bhi n pasiji. usane chalate-chalate hath baandh kar kaha - dulari, maian tumhare rupe le kar bhag n jaooanga. n itani jald mara hi jata hooan. khet haian, pe d-palo haian, ghar hai, javan beta hai. tumhare rupe mare n jaeange, meri ijjat ja rahi hai, ise sanbhalo. magar dulari ne daya ko vyapar mean milana svikar n kiya. agar vyapar ko vah daya ka roop de sakati, to use koee apatti n hoti. par daya ko vyapar ka roop dena usane n sikha tha.

hori ne ghar a kar dhaniya se kaha - ab?

dhaniya ne usi par dil ka gubar nikala - yahi to tum chahate the!

hori ne jakhmi aankhoan se dekha - mera hi dos hai?

'kisi ka dos ho, huee tumhare man ki.'

'teri ichchha hai ki zamin rehan rakh dooan?'

'jamin rehan rakh doge, to karoge kya?'

'majoori'?

magar zamin donoan ko ek-si pyari thi. usi par to unaki ijjat aur abaroo avalanbit thi. jisake pas zamin nahian, vah grihasth nahian, majoor hai.

hori ne kuchh javab n pa kar poochha - to kya kahati hai?

dhaniya ne ahat kanth se kaha - kahana kya hai. gauri barat le kar ayange. ek joon khila dena. sabere beti vida kar dena. duniya hansegi, hans le. bhagavan ki yahi ichchha hai, ki hamari nak kate, muanh mean kalikh lage to ham kya kareange!

sahasa nohari chuandari pahane samane se jati huee dikhaee di. hori ko dekhate hi usane jara-sa ghooanghat-sa nikal liya. usase samadhi ka nata manati thi.

dhaniya se usaka parichay ho chuka tha. usane pukara - aj kidhar chalian samadhin? ao, baitho.

nohari ne digvijay kar liya tha aur ab janamat ko apane paksh mean bator lene ka prayas kar rahi thi. a kar kh di ho gee.

dhaniya ne use sir se paanv tak alochana ki aankhoan se dekh kar kaha - aj idhar kaise bhool p dian?

nohari ne katar svar mean kaha - aise hi tum logoan se milane chali aee. bitiya ka byah kab tak hai?

dhaniya sandigdh bhav se boli - bhagavan ke adhin hai, jab ho jae.

'maianne to suna, isi sahalag mean hoga. tithi thik ho gee hai?'

'haan, tithi to thik ho gee hai.'

'mujhe bhi nevata dena.'

'tumhari to l daki hai, nevata kaisa?'

'dahej ka saman to mangava liya hoga? jara maian bhi dekhooan.'

dhaniya asamanjas mean p di, kya kahe. hori ne use sanbhala - abhi to koee saman nahian mangavaya hai, aur saman kya karana hai, kus-kanya to dena hai.

nohari ne avishvas-bhari aankhoan se dekha - kus-kanya kyoan doge mahato, pahali beti hai, dil khol kar karo.

hori hansa, mano kah raha ho, tumhean charoan or hara dikhaee deta hoga, yahaan to sookha hi p da hua hai.

'rupe-paise ki tangi hai, kya dil khol kar karooan. tumase kaun parada hai?'

'beta kamata hai, tum kamate ho, phir bhi rupe-paise ki tangi kise bisvas aega?'

'beta hi layaq hota, to phir kahe ka rona tha. chitthi-pattar tak bhejata nahian, rupe kya bhejega? yah doosara sal hai, ek chitthi nahian.'

itane mean sona bailoan ke chare ke lie hariyali ka ek gatthar sir par lie, yauvan ko apane aanchal se churati, balika-si saral, aee aur gattha vahian patak kar aandar chali gee.

nohari ne kaha - l daki to khoob sayani ho gee hai.

dhaniya boli - l daki ki badh rean d ki badh hai. hai abhi kai din ki!

'bar to thik ho gaya hai n?'

'haan, bar to thik hai. rupe ka bandobast ho gaya, to isi mahine mean byah kar deange.'

nohari dil ki ochhi thi. idhar usane jo tho de-se rupe jo de the, ve usake pet mean uchhal rahe the. agar vah sona ke byah ke lie kuchh rupe de de, to kitana yash milega. sare gaanv mean usaki charcha ho jayagi. log chakit ho kar kaheange, nohari ne itane rupe die. b di devi hai. hori aur dhaniya donoan ghar-ghar usaka bakhan karate phireange. gaanv mean usaka man-samman kitana badh jayaga. vah ooangali dikhane valoan ka muanh si degi. phir kisaki himmat hai, jo us par hanse, ya us par avajean kase? abhi sara gaanv usaka dushman hai. tab sara gaanv usaka hitaishi ho jayaga. is kalpana se usaki mudra khil gee.

'tho de-bahut se kam chalata ho, to mujhase le lo, jab hath mean rupe a jayan to de dena.'

hori aur dhaniya donoan hi ne usaki or dekha. nahian, nohari dillagi nahian kar rahi hai. donoan ki aankhoan mean vismay tha, kritajnata thi, sandeh tha aur lajja thi. nohari utani buri nahian hai, jitana log samajhate haian.

nohari ne phir kaha - tumhari aur hamari ijjat ek hai. tumhari hansi ho to kya meri hansi n hogi? kaise bhi hua ho, par ab to tum hamare samadhi ho.

hori ne sakuchate hue kaha - tumhare rupe to ghar mean hi haian, jab kam p dega, le leange. adami apanoan hi ka bharosa to karata hai, magar oopar se iantajam ho jay, to ghar ke rupe kyoan chhue.

dhaniya ne anumodan kiya - haan, aur kya!

nohari ne apanapan jataya - jab ghar mean rupe haian, to bahar valoan ke samane hath kyoan phailao? sood bhi dena p dega, us par istam likho, gavahi karao, dastoori do, khusamad karo. haan, mere rupe mean chhoot lagi ho, to doosari bat hai.

hori ne sanbhala - nahian, nahian nohari, jab ghar mean kam chal jayaga to bahar kyoan hath phailaeange, lekin apas vali bat hai. kheti-bari ka bharosa nahian. tumhean jaldi koee kam p da aur ham rupe n juta sake, to tumhean bhi bura lagega aur hamari jan bhi sankat mean p degi. isase kahata tha. nahian, l daki to tumhari hai.

'mujhe abhi rupe ki aisi jaldi nahian hai.'

'to tumhian se le leange. kanyadan ka phal bhi kyoan bahar jae?'

'kitane rupe chahie?'

'tum kitane de sakogi?'

'sau mean kam chal jayaga?'

hori ko lalach aya. bhagavan ne chhappar pha d kar rupe die haian, to jitana le sake, utana kyoan n le.

'sau mean bhi chal jayaga. paanch sau mean bhi chal jayaga. jaisa hausala ho.'

'mere pas kul do sau rupe haian, vah maian de dooangi.'

'to itane mean b di khusapheli se kam chal jayaga. anaj ghar mean hai, magar thakurain, aj tumase kahata hooan, maian tumhean aisi lachchhami n samajhata tha. is jamane mean kaun kisaki madad karata hai, aur kisake pas hai. tumane mujhe doobane se bacha liya.'

diya-batti ka samay a gaya tha. thandak p dane lagi thi. zamin ne nili chadar odh li thi. dhaniya aandar ja kar aangithi laee. sab tapane lage. pual ke prakash mean chhabili, rangili, kulata nohari unake samane varadan-si baithi thi. is samay usaki un aankhoan mean kitani sahridayata thi, kapoloan par kitani lajja, hoanthoan par kitani satprerana!

kuchh der tak idhar-udhar ki batean karake nohari uth kh di huee aur yah kahati huee ghar chali - ab der ho rahi hai. kal tum a kar rupe le lena mahato!

'chalo, maian tumhean pahuancha dooan.'

'nahian-nahian, tum baitho, maian chali jaooangi.'

'ji to chahata hai, tumhean kandhoan par baitha kar pahuanchaooan.'

nokheram ki chaupal gaanv ke doosare sire par thi, aur bahar-bahar jane ka rasta saf tha. donoan usi raste se chale. ab charoan or sannata tha.

nohari ne kaha - tanik samajha dete ravat ko. kyoan sabase l daee kiya karate haian. jab inhian logoan ke bich mean rahana hai, to aise rahana chahie n ki char adami apane ho jayan. aur inaka hal yah hai ki sabase l daee, sabase jhag da. jab tum mujhe parade mean nahian rakh sakate, mujhe doosaroan ki majoori karani p dati hai, to yah kaise nibh sakata hai ki maian n kisi se hansooan, n bolooan, n koee meri or take, n hanse. yah sab to parade mean hi ho sakata hai. poochho, koee meri or takata ya ghoorata hai to maian kya karooan? usaki aankhean to nahian pho d sakati. phir mel-muhabbat se adami ke sau kam nikalate haian. jaisa samay dekho, vaisa vyavahar karo. tumhare ghar hathi jhoomata tha, to ab vah tumhare kis kam ka? ab to tum tin rupe ke majoor ho. mere ghar sau bhaiansean lagati thian, lekin ab to majoorin hooan, magar unaki samajh mean koee bat ati hi nahian. kabhi l dakoan ke sath rahane ki sochate haian, kabhi lakhanoo ja kar rahane ki sochate haian. nak mean dam kar rakha hai mere.

hori ne thakurasuhati ki - yah bhola ki sarasar nadani hai. boodhe hue, ab to unhean samajh ani chahie. maian samajha dooanga.

'to sabere a jana, rupe de dooangi.'

'kuchh likha-padhi........'

'tum mere rupe hajam n karoge, maian janati hooan.'

usaka ghar a gaya tha. vah aandar chali gee. hori ghar lauta.

sanbandhit lekh

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